'Tom' Hale

Athens

Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2002

William ''Tom'' Hale, 95, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002.

A native of Jackson County, Mr. Hale was a son of the late John T. and Ada Overtree Hale. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a retired bookkeeper from Consolidated Lumber Corp., Miami, Fla. after 50 years of service. He was a member of Prospect United Methodist Church.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Bridges Funeral Home with the Rev. Stephen C. Haskell officiating. Burial will be in Prospect United Methodist Church cemetery.

Survivors include three sisters, Jeannette H. Butler, Olivia Smith and Virginia Hale, all of Athens; and nieces and nephews.

Nephews will be pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from 1:30-2:30 today at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Prospect United Methodist Church, 334 Prospect Church Road, Athens, GA 30607.